The largest fishing hub in Goa, the Cutbona jetty in Salcete is once again grappling with a dengue outbreak, raising concern among local residents. The situation has escalated with one suspected death and several confirmed cases primarily affecting migrant workers employed as crew members on mechanized fishing vessels. It is learnt that on Sunday 11 dengue patients were found in Cutbona. According to officials the possibility of finding more dengue cases cannot be ruled out. All necessary steps need to be taken on a war footing to prevent the spread of the disease in the locality. It is learnt that around 50 cases of cholera and diarrhea have been reported here and at the fish landing centre at Mobor. To make matters worse, with the threat of monkeypox looming large, four labourers working at Cutbona jetty were on Monday reportedly taken to the Balli PHC after they developed strange blisters all over the body. It would be prudent to declare Cutbona jetty as a hotspot and quarantine all those working there while restricting their movement so that these diseases do not spread in the locality.
